Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-13
A VERY BUSY SESSION.
The Municipal Matters Considered
by the City Fathers Last Night.

were present at the meeting last night.
Notwithstanding the fact that three
meetings have been held within the past
week, the session last night was very
busy one, 1877 papers being disposed of
as follows:
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
From the mayor-Approving ordin-
anccs adopted at the last meeting of the
council. On file.
Same-Approying the paving contracts
with Murphy, Creighton e. CO.., and
Regan Bros. and the Barber, Asphalt
Co. On file
Same-Appointing appraisers as fol.
lows: First district, First ward, John
Hannah; Second district, First ward
A. ,Viney; -, Third district, First
Second district, Second ward,
J, NJ: Arnout; First district, Third ward,
+. w. Salan; Second district, Third
ward, Isaac Reuben; First district,
Fourth ward, j. q. Carpenter; Second
district, Fourth ward. DeKeyes; First
district, Fifth ward, II. b. " hitehouse;
Second district, Fifth ward, Charles Will
kens; First district Sixth ward, o. l..
LtuiOW, CeCOHu ulSlTlCu, OiNtn WdTu, u q.
T. Page; First district, Seventh ward, G.
l.. Bennett; Second district, Seventh
ward, &. Blue; First district, Eighth
ward. Thomas McNamee; Second dis
trict, Eighth ward, Thomas Carr; First
district, Ninth ward, &. j. johnson; Sec
ond district. Ninth ward, G. L. Field.
Approved.
Fiom board of public works-Appoint-
ing j; b. Callahan, George l.: Dennis
and George Hume inspectors of paving.
Paving, curbing and guttering.
Samo-Presenting abstract of bidding
for construction of sewers. Sewerage.
Same-Presentlng sidewalk estimate of
Charles Gardiner amounting to SS24.75.
Approved.
Same-Presenting contract with P. H.
McAuley for the construction of sewers
in sewer district No. 3s,, Approved. .
Same-Presenting the contract of
Stunt & Hamel for grading Eleventh and
Fourteenth streets. Approved.
of proposed change of grade of Blonde
and Twenty-eighth streets. Grades and
grading.
The bid Of James Sequn for furnish
ing new garbage boat for $l,1OO, was
accepted.
OfMargaret Park--Asking 5000 dam
ago, by reason of proposed change
of grade on LeavenwOrth street. Finance
and claims.
Of Poundmaster Hennessey-- Complain
ing that Policeman Cusick had taken q
COW from him that had been taken up
for running at large. City Marshal and
Police committee.
Of S. H. II. Clark ct al-Protesting
against the proposed change OF grade of
lodge street. Grades and grading.
Of Mrs. Il. Acknowledging to com
promise her suit for $4,000. damages by
change OF grade on Sixteenth street
Finance and claims.
Of property owpers-Protesting against
the proposed closing of Twenty-ninth
street in McCormick's addition. Grades
and grading.
Of property owners-Asking tor the
narrowing of Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets through Hartlnau's. Second ward
delegation.
OF Sixth ward property owners-Ask-
ing for the appointment of John Mangal
as constable and special policeman in
Saratoga precinct. Fire and police com
mission.
The contractors on the new city hall
were granted the use of a part of Egh-
teenth and Farnam streets for the storage
of material.
Of property owners-Asking for the
narrowing of Briggs street from Eleventh
to Twelfth. Grades and grading.
Ofproperty owners, asking for change
of the grade of Fourteenth street from
Martha to CASTELAR, and of CASTELAR,
from Thirteenth to Fifteenth. On file.
OF property owners asking for the mar
rowing Of Eighteenth street from Dodge
to Cunning. Grades and grading.
The bids for furnishing the city with
street signs were received and referred
to the committees on public property and
improvements and gas and electric lights
and the gas inspector.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Notwithstanding the city engi-
neer to prepare u profile for the grade OF
Burt street from Kennedy street to Howe
avenue. Adopted.
By Notwithstanding the board of
public works to make sewer connections
with the new city hall. Adopted.
BY Notwithstanding the city engi-
neer to create sewer district for Saun-
ders street south of the creek. Adopted.
BY Cheney-lnstructing the comtnlttee
on gas and electric light to raise the elec.
trio light in Jefferson park about five feet
and to have it burn all night. Adopted.
BY Schroeder-lnstructing the board
street viaduct painted. Adopted. M
BY MISUNDERSTANDING the build
ing inspector to examine the Sixteenth
and Eleventh street viaducts once a
month. Adopted.
BY Dailey-Instructlng the city engi-
neer to prepare an ordinance creating a
sewer for Burt street west of the main
storm sewer. Adopted
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee on grades and grading
reported adversely to the passage OF the
ordinance changing the grade of Twenty
third street from California to Cunning
and of Twentieth from Douglas to Burt,
on the ground that the proposed change
was not petitioned for by majority
of the property holders. Adopted.
The proposed change ofgrade of Tenth
street was reported upon adversely on
the same grounds.
The plot of Fearon place was received
and accepted.
The committee on sewerage reported
in favor of creating a sewer district on
Douglas street from Twentieth street to
Twenty-fourth street and also in favor OF
increasing the salary OF the sewer in
spectors to $125 per month. Adopted.
The paving bond of y. ID. Woolwortt
was received and approved.
ORDINANCES.
Making appropriations for the pay
ment of liabilities amounting to 81, All. SO
for liabilities received during the mOntl